If this goes through, they might want to consider running it over the Hell Gate Bridge into the Bronx and linking up with the planned Metro-North station at Oak Point.
https://bklyner.com/mta-begins-study-of-passenger-service-along-bay-ridge-freight-line/
I've been meaning to get to this for two days. This is a big deal and probably a big loss. Politics interferes with potential and possibly progress.
https://ny.curbed.com/2020/1/23/21078735/mta-nyct-andy-byford-resignation-fast-forward